Learning to recognize the symptoms and taking action was one of the messages on Thursday evening at St. Rita's Women's Wellness and Wine Speaker Series.
The topic was women's health issues below the belt. A panel of four health providers took questions about gut health, hormones, and other issues. As many women's lives are already busy these healthcare professionals say they need to take the time to take care of themselves.
"It's so much easier to treat and diagnose and evaluate symptoms when they first start as opposed to when they have been around for so long. When we fail to come in and see a physician or provider in a timely fashion those things can get worse and then the treatments can be worse. So yes it's important to take care of ourselves and do that self-care piece," commented Vanessa Stallkamp MD, Women's Wellness panelist.
Stallkamp also says that good nutrition and exercise are important to maintain good health.
